Petrochemicals

US chemical production increased in all regions in September, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC).

BP has announced plans to construct a US$25 million pilot plant to test its new PET plastic recycling technology.

DuPont has announced that the final absorption tower it installed for Nuova Solmine is performing well following tests.

Burns & McDonnell is launching the first new brand in the firm’s history with 1898 & Co., a future-focused consulting and technology solutions arm.

Saudi Aramco and Total have awarded McDermott a contract for what will be one of the largest mixed feed crackers in the world.

Total has announced plans to double the polypropylene recycling capacity of its affiliate company, Synova.

BP and ZPCC have signed an agreement to explore the creation of an acetic acid joint venture in China.

Arkema has brought a new 90 000 t acrylic acid reactor on stream at its Clear Lake site in Texas, US.

ADNOC and the Russian Energy Agency have signed a far-reaching strategic framework agreement covering downstream oil, gas and petrochemicals.

Borealis and Neste are entering into strategic cooperation to produce polypropylene from renewable propane.

ADNOC, Adani, BASF and Borealis have signed an MoU to evaluate their collaboration for a petrochemical complex in Mundra, India.

BEUMER has announced that its bagging technology is to be used in Long Son Petrochemicals’ facility in Vietnam.

Air Liquide will build and operate a unit to supply nitrogen to Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries’ new polypropylene plant.

S.M. Vadya has been promoted to the position of Director (Refineries) at IndianOil, overseeing the company’s refining and petrochemicals business.

LyondellBasell has announced the construction of a small-scale pilot facility for the recycling of plastic waste into new plastics.